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装備 (そうび, soubi) Japanese meaning: equipment | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 装備する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 装そう 備び する 装そう 備び しない Polite 装そう 備び します 装そう 備び しません Past polite 装そう 備び しました 装そう 備び しませんでした Past 装そう 備び した 装そう 備び しなかった Te-form 装そう 備び して 装そう 備び しないで Desire 装そう 備び したい 装そう 備び したくない Potential 装そう 備び できる 装そう 備び できない Passive 装そう 備び される 装そう 備び されない Causative 装そう 備び させる 装そう 備び させない Causative passive 装そう 備び させられる 装そう 備び させられない Volitional 装そう 備び しよう Polite volitional 装そう 備び しましょう Imperative 装そう 備び しろ 装そう 備び するな Conditional 装そう 備び すれば 装そう 備び しなければ Tara conditional 装そう 備び したら 装そう 備び しなかったら
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山ざん
に
は
十じゅう
分ぶん
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装そう
備び
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必ひつ
要よう
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You need adequate gear for mountain climbing.
This car is equipped with the latest safety devices.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 装そう 備び する to equip / be fitted with something
This fighter jet is equipped with the latest missiles.
〈 物もの 〉 が 標ひょう 準じゅん で 装そう 備び されている to come standard-equipped with something
This car comes with a car navigation system as standard equipment.
装そう 備び を 整ととの える to gear up; to get one's equipment ready
I got my gear ready before setting out to climb the mountain.
Kanji 備 equip, provision, preparation Related words· 7 設備 refers to installed facilities or built-in infrastructure, while 装備 refers to gear or equipment fitted out for use, travel, or combat.
用具 means tools or implements for a specific activity, whereas 装備 is broader, covering protective gear, weapons, and vehicle systems as well.
装置 means a single device or apparatus, while 装備 refers to the overall set of gear or devices something is outfitted with.
装備 is a general word for equipping or outfitting (often people or facilities), while 搭載 specifically means mounting equipment onto a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.
Show 3 more 装備 covers any equipment or gear (including non-weapon items like tools or armor), while 武装 specifically implies arming with weapons for combat.
装備 refers to the overall state of being equipped with gear or equipment, while 装着 focuses on the specific act of fitting or attaching one item.
装備 often refers to gear or equipment attached to a person, vehicle, or system, whereas 機材 usually refers to standalone machinery and supplies used for a job or event.
Don't confuse with 装備 means general equipment or gear (weapons, tools, etc.), whereas 装甲 specifically refers to protective armor plating.
装備 means equipping or outfitting with gear (sharing the kanji 装), whereas 装填 is the narrower act of loading or charging something into a device.
装備する shares the kanji 装 with 装う but means to equip or outfit with gear, not to dress up or feign an appearance.
Word family equipment; accessories
heavy equipment; heavy gear · heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
fully equipped; fully loaded
standard equipment; standard feature
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 装, associated with outfitting or dress, and 備, associated with preparation or being equipped. The compound conventionally means equipment or the act of equipping.
security equipment; personal safety devices · anti-theft device; theft prevention equipment
Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology
